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A 42-year-old man is trapped from the waist down beneath his overturned tractor for several hours before medical assistance arrives. He is awake and alert until just before arriving in the emergency department. He is now unconscious and responds only to painful stimuli by moaning. His pupils are 3 mm in diameter and symmetrically reactive to light. Prehospital personnel indicate that they have not seen the patient move either of his lower extremities. On examination in the emergency depart...

Emergency Severity Index level that requires immediate life-saving intervention... - Answer-Level 1 Emergency Severity Index level that is high risk situation, confused/disoriented, severe pain or distress - Answer-Level 2 Emergency Severity Index level in which many resources are needed... - Answer-Level 3 Emergency Severity Index level in which one or more resources are needed - Answer-Level 4 Emergency Severity Index level in which no resources are needed - Answer-Level 5 A 40-year old ...

1) A nurse is caring for a client admitted for induction of labor due to intrauterine fetal demise at 32 weeks. What statement by the nurse would be most therapeutic at this time? a. After you recover you can hopefully conceive again and start your family. b. My sister lost a baby too, I know how you feel and I’m here to help. c. If you want to talk about how you’re feeling, I can call a chaplain. d. Would you like to hold your baby after he is born? 2) A G1P0 is 8 weeks gestation, an...

Test Bank Focus on Nursing Pharmacology 8th Edition KarchCONTENTS Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs .................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 02 - Drugs and the Body .................................................................................................... 19 Chapter 03 - Toxic Effects of Drugs ................................................................................................. 35 Chapter 04 - The Nursi...

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JB Learning: EMT Final Exam.A 4-year-old, 15-kg male ingested an unknown quantity of acetaminophen (Tylenol). The child's mother states that she does not know when the ingestion occurred. The child is conscious and alert and in no apparent distress. The EMT should: (Ans - administer 15 g of activated charcoal. A patient who has experienced a back injury, with or without spinal cord damage, would be triaged with a ___________ tag during a mass-casualty incident (Ans - yellow An unconsciou...

ATI Adv. Med-surg FINAL EXAM 1. A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with severe burns to both lower extremities and is pending an escharotomy. The client’s spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails. Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate? a. “large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation” b. “ I can call the doctor back here if you want me to” c. “a piece of skin will be removed and grafted ov...

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Test Bank for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology 14th Edition Katzung Trevor Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction: The Nature of Drugs & Drug Development & Regulation .................................. 3 Chapter 2- Drug Receptors & Pharmacodynamics ............................................................................... 22 Chapter 3. Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Rational Dosing & the Time Course of Drug Action ........................................................................

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